Spatial variability of floodplain sedimentation at the event scale in the Rhine-Meuse delta, the Netherlands

Auteurs :
MIDDELKOOP, H.
ASSELMAN, N.E.M.

Description :
This article addresses spatial variability of contemporary floodplain sedimentation at the event scale. Measurements of overbank deposition were carried out using sediment traps on 11 floodplain sections along the rivers Waal and Meuse in the Netherlands during the high-magnitude flood of December 1993. By comparing the results of sediment trap measurements, the observed patterns of sediment accumulation were related to floodplain topography, inundation times and possible sediment-transporting mechanisms.


Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Earth surface processes and landforms, issn : 0197-9337, 1998, vol. 23, n°. 6, p. 561-573, Collation : Illustration, Références bibliographiques : 25 ref.

Date :
1998

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, Chichester, Wiley